The 5% of U.S. crop farms with the most employment law violations detected by Wage and Hour Division investigations accounted for 70% of all violations found to have been committed on U.S. crop farms during fiscal years 2005–2019
| % of farms investigated (ranked by number of violations) | % of violations |
|---|---|
| 95%-100% | 68.6% |
| 91%-95% | 11.9% |
| 86%-90% | 5.8% |
| 81%-85% | 3.4% |
| 76%-80% | 2.4% |
| 71%-75% | 1.9% |
| 66%-70% | 1.5% |
| 61%-65% | 1.3% |
| 56%-60% | 0.9% |
| 51%-55% | 0.8% |
| 46%-50% | 0.5% |
| 41%-45% | 0.4% |
| 36%-40% | 0.4% |
| 31%-35% | 0.2% |
| 6%-10% | 0.0% |
| 26%-30% | 0.0% |
| 21%-25% | 0.0% |
| 16%-20% | 0.0% |
| 11%-15% | 0.0% |
| 1%-5% | 0.0% |
Note: There were 10,672 investigations of U.S. crop farms between fiscal year 2005 and fiscal year 2019, excluding those associated with farm labor contractors.
Source: Authors' analysis of U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Compliance Action Data (U.S. DOL-WHD 2020f).